OK guys/girls. If you're like me, you've had PM (or in this case, have it) and are searching for ways to beat this shit out of your garden. Am I right? Ok, then let me tell you how I beat it for good:
An idea of what my setup was like just before PM. The non-insulated intake killed me here. I'm sure the carpet didn't make matters any better either...
Long story short - I had to rip my room a part and gut everything, bleach and wipe down every surface and lost half of my freakin hair too it felt like. But I FOUND A SOLUTION that saved my garden, and my entire supply of medicine.
A new company called Dragonfly Earth Medicine just made an appearance in the canna-scene and they're the most knowledgeable growers I've ever met. One of the most informative Instagram pages out there too btw. They gave me a 3-part solution to PM once and for all... and I haven't seen it ever since. I just pulled off my first PM-free harvest and I'm ECSTATIC because I was certain I'd find some in there somewhere (usually on the lower popcorn and big chunky colas). Nope. None. 0% PM.
I feel blessed, and fortunate to run into these generous people. They answered all of my questions (I had a lot) over email and did so within 24 hrs of each email. I wanna make it clean that I don't work for these people, they're a family of people that are passionate about veganic horticulture and self-sustaining gardening. From brewing simple teas to harvesting sustainable microorganisms... they know it all and in between. I'm simply grateful and thankful for this recipe that dehydrated and rid PM from my garden... so after I cut some cuttings tonight in the garden I thought of how I need to make a thread on ICmag about PM because I can seriously feel for someone going through this hell. It's such a headache to have! Before I tell you the formula I wanna tell everyone that I had a sparkly clean garden when I got PM. However, my intake wasn't insulated ducting and it built up moisture on the inside of the duct which was a breeding ground for spores to grow. Buy insulated ducting and/or filter outside air coming into the garden folks.
After the make-over/foliar spray. Notice the insulated ducting for my intake preventing any moisture from gathering inside. I had the confidence to expand to the fullest I could in this bedroom now that I had eradicated this shit for good!
3-part Powder Mildew foliar spray recipe:
1. 2 tsp (per gal) Bragg's organic Apple Cider Vinegar
2. 1 tbsp (per gal) Bio K probiotic
3. Natural Mystic foliar amendment (as well as Lush Roots, depending on level of infection) as recommended (1 tbsp per gal I believe)
Dragonfly's veganic line of amendments
It's tea time!
Directions:
Add RO water to your brewer (or de-chlorinated tap, assuming it doesn't contain chloramine in which cannot be evaporated). Add the Natural Mystic and brew for 12 hours. If using the Lush Roots, (which I highly recommend as well if you have the money) add this 1 hour prior of harvesting your foliar tea.
Once harvested, strain tea through a strainer >400 micrometer (or else this tea will be deemed useless as we've just sucked out all beneficials). Add the ACV & Bio K, mix gently and well. Foliar spray thoroughly, top-side and undersides of all plants. Gently mist the top layer of the soil as well, this encourages microbiology which will only help the health of the plant fight this PM. Repeat every 3 days until you see the PM totally gone. It should take about 3 applications.
Cleaning all utensils that were used when the PM was present is a wise idea as well. Once the PM is eradicated (and don't worry, you can do this because it really works) apply the same foliar spray once every 2 weeks as a preventative foliar spray. Prevention is the key to healthy gardens.
This is NOT PM. These are future resin rails due to a healthy living soil system. These scared me the first time seeing them!
Links:
Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar - http://www.bragg.com/
Bio K Probiotic (original flavor only) - http://www.biokplus.com/en-us/biok-probiotics
Natural Mystic & Lush Roots - https://www.dragonflyearthmedicine.com/
Veganic/Pro-biotic cannabis grown with this prevention method. This was my first PM-free harvest since the outbreak! ...And my reason for taking the time out to help others get past this PM from hell (as I like to call it).
This shouldn't be impacting many of us as much as it is. It's such an easy disease to acquire, as you can see I had floors you could eat off of but one simple ducting mistake can be the difference between getting sleep at night and being up worrying about what method you're going to try next. These 3 (or better yet, 4 if you add the LR) ingredients used correctly will completely dehydrate and rid the PM spores from your leaf surfaces, and will form a protective film of biologicals that will prevent the spores from coming back. What happens is they're airborne all the time; they just need a host to drink from and young luscious cannabis leaves high in nitrogen is like mud to a pig! I avoid using Azos high N powders from now on for this reason, at least until plants are well-established and have healthy immune systems formed. So anyways, the fungal spores fall on the leaves and penetrate the leaves surface, sucking water from within the leaf and growing larger and larger. If we build up a protective layer of beneficials on that leaf surface, those spores won't have a chance to use the plant as a host. I pop beans in Lush Roots tainted water and begin preventative maintenance from day 1 these days.
Dragonfly's email:
Hey *******, darn! Really is frustrating when you are doing all the right things and things are still making their way into your garden. The last picture if the wide , indica looking leaf, looks like NM residue. And, the middle pic. For sure looks like PM. Spraying every 2 weeks is not enough. Bring it up to 1 time a week and go to your local health food store and buy BioK. Add it to your NM brew at 1 tablespoon per gallon. Add a organic Apple Coder Vinegar and add 2 tsp. per gallon with the Nm and BioK. Spray evenly and soak everything. Do it again in 3 days. And again in 3 days. Till it's gone. It should take about 3 sprays to rid it. You might not really totally get rid of it, but have to keep it to a min. Because it could be a systemic issue in your plants. Are you using the same mother as the last breakout? Do you see it on all strains?
Hope this helps! Usually it kicks PM ass! Good luck and let us know how it goes. Take care, many blessings, Kelly, DEM
Dragonfly Earth Medicine
I hope this helps a few of you out there! Again, take a deep breathe and relax because PM is possible and very easy to overcome with this method. I'd like to thank Kelly from DEM and everyone over there for being so generous and inspiring growers like me to reach out myself! Share this method with someone else and keep the PM ass-kicking train truckin!
An idea of what my setup was like just before PM. The non-insulated intake killed me here. I'm sure the carpet didn't make matters any better either...
Long story short - I had to rip my room a part and gut everything, bleach and wipe down every surface and lost half of my freakin hair too it felt like. But I FOUND A SOLUTION that saved my garden, and my entire supply of medicine.
A new company called Dragonfly Earth Medicine just made an appearance in the canna-scene and they're the most knowledgeable growers I've ever met. One of the most informative Instagram pages out there too btw. They gave me a 3-part solution to PM once and for all... and I haven't seen it ever since. I just pulled off my first PM-free harvest and I'm ECSTATIC because I was certain I'd find some in there somewhere (usually on the lower popcorn and big chunky colas). Nope. None. 0% PM.
I feel blessed, and fortunate to run into these generous people. They answered all of my questions (I had a lot) over email and did so within 24 hrs of each email. I wanna make it clean that I don't work for these people, they're a family of people that are passionate about veganic horticulture and self-sustaining gardening. From brewing simple teas to harvesting sustainable microorganisms... they know it all and in between. I'm simply grateful and thankful for this recipe that dehydrated and rid PM from my garden... so after I cut some cuttings tonight in the garden I thought of how I need to make a thread on ICmag about PM because I can seriously feel for someone going through this hell. It's such a headache to have! Before I tell you the formula I wanna tell everyone that I had a sparkly clean garden when I got PM. However, my intake wasn't insulated ducting and it built up moisture on the inside of the duct which was a breeding ground for spores to grow. Buy insulated ducting and/or filter outside air coming into the garden folks.
After the make-over/foliar spray. Notice the insulated ducting for my intake preventing any moisture from gathering inside. I had the confidence to expand to the fullest I could in this bedroom now that I had eradicated this shit for good!
3-part Powder Mildew foliar spray recipe:
1. 2 tsp (per gal) Bragg's organic Apple Cider Vinegar
2. 1 tbsp (per gal) Bio K probiotic
3. Natural Mystic foliar amendment (as well as Lush Roots, depending on level of infection) as recommended (1 tbsp per gal I believe)
Dragonfly's veganic line of amendments
It's tea time!
Directions:
Add RO water to your brewer (or de-chlorinated tap, assuming it doesn't contain chloramine in which cannot be evaporated). Add the Natural Mystic and brew for 12 hours. If using the Lush Roots, (which I highly recommend as well if you have the money) add this 1 hour prior of harvesting your foliar tea.
Once harvested, strain tea through a strainer >400 micrometer (or else this tea will be deemed useless as we've just sucked out all beneficials). Add the ACV & Bio K, mix gently and well. Foliar spray thoroughly, top-side and undersides of all plants. Gently mist the top layer of the soil as well, this encourages microbiology which will only help the health of the plant fight this PM. Repeat every 3 days until you see the PM totally gone. It should take about 3 applications.
Cleaning all utensils that were used when the PM was present is a wise idea as well. Once the PM is eradicated (and don't worry, you can do this because it really works) apply the same foliar spray once every 2 weeks as a preventative foliar spray. Prevention is the key to healthy gardens.
This is NOT PM. These are future resin rails due to a healthy living soil system. These scared me the first time seeing them!
Links:
Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar - http://www.bragg.com/
Bio K Probiotic (original flavor only) - http://www.biokplus.com/en-us/biok-probiotics
Natural Mystic & Lush Roots - https://www.dragonflyearthmedicine.com/
Veganic/Pro-biotic cannabis grown with this prevention method. This was my first PM-free harvest since the outbreak! ...And my reason for taking the time out to help others get past this PM from hell (as I like to call it).
This shouldn't be impacting many of us as much as it is. It's such an easy disease to acquire, as you can see I had floors you could eat off of but one simple ducting mistake can be the difference between getting sleep at night and being up worrying about what method you're going to try next. These 3 (or better yet, 4 if you add the LR) ingredients used correctly will completely dehydrate and rid the PM spores from your leaf surfaces, and will form a protective film of biologicals that will prevent the spores from coming back. What happens is they're airborne all the time; they just need a host to drink from and young luscious cannabis leaves high in nitrogen is like mud to a pig! I avoid using Azos high N powders from now on for this reason, at least until plants are well-established and have healthy immune systems formed. So anyways, the fungal spores fall on the leaves and penetrate the leaves surface, sucking water from within the leaf and growing larger and larger. If we build up a protective layer of beneficials on that leaf surface, those spores won't have a chance to use the plant as a host. I pop beans in Lush Roots tainted water and begin preventative maintenance from day 1 these days.
Dragonfly's email:
Hey *******, darn! Really is frustrating when you are doing all the right things and things are still making their way into your garden. The last picture if the wide , indica looking leaf, looks like NM residue. And, the middle pic. For sure looks like PM. Spraying every 2 weeks is not enough. Bring it up to 1 time a week and go to your local health food store and buy BioK. Add it to your NM brew at 1 tablespoon per gallon. Add a organic Apple Coder Vinegar and add 2 tsp. per gallon with the Nm and BioK. Spray evenly and soak everything. Do it again in 3 days. And again in 3 days. Till it's gone. It should take about 3 sprays to rid it. You might not really totally get rid of it, but have to keep it to a min. Because it could be a systemic issue in your plants. Are you using the same mother as the last breakout? Do you see it on all strains?
Hope this helps! Usually it kicks PM ass! Good luck and let us know how it goes. Take care, many blessings, Kelly, DEM
Dragonfly Earth Medicine
I hope this helps a few of you out there! Again, take a deep breathe and relax because PM is possible and very easy to overcome with this method. I'd like to thank Kelly from DEM and everyone over there for being so generous and inspiring growers like me to reach out myself! Share this method with someone else and keep the PM ass-kicking train truckin!
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